Bison, a fintech company focused on developing innovative software solutions for the private markets, has closed a funding round led by FINTOP Capital. Also participating are Bison's existing investors, Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE), a global private markets asset management firm, and GrandBanks Capital, a Boston-based VC firm. Along with the investment, Bison also announced Rick Kushel, General Partner of FINTOP, has joined Bison's Board of Directors.

The funding comes a little more than a year after the successful launch of Cobalt LP and Cobalt GP, a suite of business intelligence software products built by Bison for private fund managers and investors. Cobalt addresses a growing need in the private markets for real-time portfolio analysis, data visualization, benchmarking and automated reporting... READ MORE